Newcastle triumph without sheikh and without Cristiano

Newcastle fans waited for weeks to see Gareth Bale, Edinson Cavani, Ciro Immobile, Phillipe Coutinho and even Cristiano Ronaldo in black and white. Even Mauricio Pochettino or the return of beloved Rafa Benítez sounded for the bench. The reason? Two purchase offers for the magpie club by billionaires. The first came from the Saudi royal house and later, after the fall of this offer, Evangeline Shen appeared from Canada, who also failed in the attempt to buy the St. James Park club.

Thus, Mike Ashley will continue to lead the magpies and continue looking for a buyer but, in the meantime, he could not risk a decline and had to invest … although with the saving mode compared to other rivals such as Leeds (€ 88 million in transfers) or Wolverhampton (€ 86 million) and with spending more or less similar to Fulham (more than € 20 million) or Sheffield United (€ 56 million). The funny thing is that it has not meant a great revolution in the squad due to the number of players, although it has in terms of results.

With no stars in sight, Newcastle went after two prominent players from two teams that left the First Division this season: Jamal Murray, who came for 16.5 million from Norwich and Callum Wilson, a striker who dressed in black and white in exchange for 22.25 million for Bournemouth. This has been precisely an important architect of Newcastle's momentary entry into the top-6.

The forward has been the best signing in time of the magpies who, although they dreamed of higher heights, enjoy the goals of the Coventry tip. On the first day he already started with a goal against West Ham and also saved a point against Tottenham from eleven meters in a play that caused controversy in England. This weekend, the total explosion came with two goals and an assist to beat Burnley and sneak into the area of ​​the arch-millionaires.

Four goals in three games and seven points for a Newcastle that earns the right to dream of its signings … even if they are less flashy than expected. They will reach the international break within the upper half of the table when the fight for relegation seemed their battle for the whole year.